Rafael María Baralt y Pérez (3 July 1810 - 4 January 1860) was a Venezuelan diplomat and one of the country's most famed writers, philologists, and historians. He was the first Latin American to occupy a chair at the Real Academia Española.
Rafael María Baralt | |
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| Born | Rafael María Baralt y Pérez 3 July 1810 |
| Died | 4 January 1860 (aged 49) Madrid, Spain |
| Seat R of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 27 November 1853 – 4 January 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Donoso Cortés |
| Succeeded by | Tomás Rodríguez Rubí |
Life edit
Born in Maracaibo on 3 July 1810, he was the son of Miguel Antonio Baralt, who helped build the Baralt Theater in Maracaibo, and Ana Francisca Pérez, who was Dominican.
Baralt was elected to seat R of the Real Academia Española, he took up his seat on 27 November 1853.[1]
He suffered an untimely death in Madrid on 4 January 1860 due to the stresses and aggravations suffered during services rendered to his beloved country of birth. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
Books edit
- Resumen de la Historia de Venezuela (1840)
- Adiós a la Patria (1842).
References edit
- ^ "Rafael María Baralt - letra R". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
External links edit
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